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Svitla & Cloudera target governed AI in ANZ healthcare
Data Protection

Svitla & Cloudera target governed AI in ANZ healthcare

Svitla and Cloudera team up to strengthen governed AI and hybrid data infrastructure for healthcare providers across Australia and New Zealand.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Boomi unveils Meta Hub & EU instance for AI agents
Risk & Compliance

Boomi unveils Meta Hub & EU instance for AI agents

Boomi launches Meta Hub semantic layer and a dedicated EU platform to boost data governance, AI agent oversight and SAP data activation.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Safe Software to bring Peak of Data & AI to London
Virtualisation

Safe Software to bring Peak of Data & AI to London

Safe Software will bring its Peak of Data and AI conference back to London in March 2027, hosting a three-day event at the QEII Centre.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
BIAN updates banking model with ISO 20022, AI focus
Digital Transformation

BIAN updates banking model with ISO 20022, AI focus

Bank standards body BIAN unveils Service Landscape 14.0, aligning with ISO 20022 and adding AI-focused domains for banks' modernisation push.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Teradata adds agentic, multimodal tools to vector store
Hybrid Cloud

Teradata adds agentic, multimodal tools to vector store

Teradata boosts Enterprise Vector Store with agentic, multimodal tools to unify unstructured data for governed, large-scale AI workloads.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
AutoRek leaders honoured at Women in Tech & Data Awards
Fintech

AutoRek leaders honoured at Women in Tech & Data Awards

AutoRek's Michelle Earp and Amelia Doyle win top Women in Tech & Data Awards for marketing leadership and diversity and inclusion work.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2026
MariaDB to acquire GridGain to power low-latency AI
Hybrid Cloud

MariaDB to acquire GridGain to power low-latency AI

MariaDB moves to buy in-memory specialist GridGain in a bid to deliver sub-millisecond latency for agentic AI and real-time workloads.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
DataIQ names Europe's top 10 influential data & AI leaders
Data Analytics

DataIQ names Europe's top 10 influential data & AI leaders

DataIQ's 2026 Top 10 names Europe's most influential data and AI leaders, with UK-based executives dominating the cross-sector list.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
RecordPoint unveils MCP Server for governed AI data
Physical Security

RecordPoint unveils MCP Server for governed AI data

RecordPoint launches an MCP Server to give AI tools secure, auditable access to governed enterprise data via a standardised interface.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Addepar unveils Addison AI to power wealth insights
Data Analytics

Addepar unveils Addison AI to power wealth insights

Addepar launches Addison AI to give wealth managers trusted, natural language portfolio intelligence embedded across its platform workflows.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
RecordPoint unveils MCP Server to govern enterprise AI
Data Protection

RecordPoint unveils MCP Server to govern enterprise AI

RecordPoint launches an MCP Server to give AI agents standard, auditable access to governed enterprise data without bespoke connectors.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
HPE complete care service: Refocused for your AI advantage
Hybrid Cloud

HPE complete care service: Refocused for your AI advantage

HPE revamps Complete Care Service into a unified, AI-powered support model to simplify hybrid IT, bridge silos and scale enterprise AI.

By Mark Bakker • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Customer success is not support, it is stewardship
Digital Transformation

Customer success is not support, it is stewardship

Customer success must evolve from reactive support to strategic stewardship, aligning stakeholders so tech investments deliver lasting value.

By Nidhi Suresh • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Manufacturers see AI gains but data gaps stall scale-up
Unified Communications

Manufacturers see AI gains but data gaps stall scale-up

Manufacturers reap early AI returns but poor data quality, fragmented tools and network limits block efforts to scale projects enterprise-wide.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Tamr doubles SaaS revenue as AI drives data mastering
Unified Communications

Tamr doubles SaaS revenue as AI drives data mastering

Tamr's direct SaaS revenue surges 102% as enterprises embrace AI-driven data mastering to underpin production-ready AI deployments.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
CIOs warn AI adoption is outpacing governance skills
Data Analytics

CIOs warn AI adoption is outpacing governance skills

CIOs say AI adoption is racing ahead of governance, with skills gaps, risk fears and sustainability concerns stalling efforts to scale.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026

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UK AI budgets shift to data infrastructure & storage
Storage

UK AI budgets shift to data infrastructure & storage

UK firms are funnelling most AI budgets into data infrastructure and storage, as hybrid cloud, security gaps and soaring fees reshape spending.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026